Steam & Excursion > Snow Flurries Greet 844 at Green River

Ed Dickens, senior manager of heritage operations for the Union Pacific, eases steam locomotive 844 toward a stop at Green River, Wyoming, as snow flurries pick up this afternoon.

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Unintentional comedy in this shot. Not giving it away, but it's on the jacket.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

Ha Ha Ha,  I get it,

Great picture!

Is Ed the only one that operates the 844, or are there other crew that do?

MaryMcPherson Wrote:
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> Unintentional comedy in this shot. Not giving it
> away, but it's on the jacket.


Fitting!

The 844 Boise Turn Special was a great run ... I followed/imaged it from Cheyenne to Boise and back to Nampa where I did have to break off the "chase". The UP made lots of points at all of the stops in small town America/Fly-Over Country where the turnout was amazing to greet the 844. Any TrainOrders member knows the divisive nature of posting anything related to the 844 or to the steam shop crew or past crews ... lets all take a moment and think about the fact that the 844 did make another successful steam run ... let's celebrate the locomotive and ITS accomplishments ... and pay less attention to the political trivia ...

Odyssey
Evergreen, CO

There was plenty of snow flurries today, I even got caught in a little snow shower heading back down Weber Canyon after all the fun.

Nathan

beefnlee Wrote:
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> Is Ed the only one that operates the 844, or are
> there other crew that do?

Ted does every so often.

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Say what you want but Ed did get it up and running so that we as a group can still take pictures and have a great chase at the same time. Very few of us have started a new job and made no mistakes learning it. Like what was said, let's just watch 844 run and enjoy it.
Just my 2 cents,
Wes

Wes Chiles
Topeka, KS

Jokes about personally aside.....

We had a great time with #844 last fall when she came through our area on her Memphis turn. Any time an engine is hot is something to celebrate, and even more so on the mainline.

Mary McPherson
Dongola, IL
Diverging Clear Productions

I am really enjoying all the photos and videos here. It really sparks people's interest in steam/preservation in general, and in UP's in particular.

Looking forward to following the progress on 4014, too.

Thanks ....

If he'd chrome plate the hand rails, they wouldn't show scratches like those in the photo.
 

lilwes Wrote:
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> Say what you want but Ed did get it up and running
> so that we as a group can still take pictures and
> have a great chase at the same time. Very few of
> us have started a new job and made no mistakes
> learning it. Like what was said, let's just watch
> 844 run and enjoy it.
> Just my 2 cents,
> Wes

He also was solely responsible for it being down for
3 years in the first place and for 3985 being down 7
years and counting.

Yes..Funny! partially hidden Ed'd last name of "Dickenson" on jacket. I bet he gets razzed about that all the time?....Anyway Does anyone have a not-so-close up picture, or video, of the 844 and train in this snow flurry?

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA

I got a bunch of snow shots today.

It was coming down pretty good for much of the trip.

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walstib Wrote:
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> I got a bunch of snow shots today.
>
> It was coming down pretty good for much of the
> trip.
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> Posted from iPhone

Yippee!..please post them when you get a chance!

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA